Homer, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Homer, Winona County.
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Homer rests in a valley cupped by the rolling bluffs of Winona County, where the land itself seems to sigh with the wind. It lies 4.6 miles east-south-east of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 116°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-east of Buffalo. The Mississippi River, a broad, languid artery, forms the eastern boundary, its presence shaping the very air, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, especially as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, casting long, honeyed shadows across the fields. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays, and the surrounding hills, cloaked in a patchwork of mature hardwoods and fertile farmland, rise with a gentle, enduring presence. The roads that wind through Homer are often bordered by the stoic grace of ancient oaks, their branches reaching out like weathered hands, and the quiet hum of agricultural machinery is a constant, familiar melody. The history of Homer is deeply entwined with the powerful Mississippi, a waterway that has always been both a path and a promise. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil and the river's bounty, established a community that thrived on agriculture and the transient traffic of steamboats. The fertile bottomlands still yield abundant crops, the legacy of generations who understood the river's capricious generosity. While the grand steamboat era has faded, the river's influence remains, a subtle but potent force in the local economy, evident in the quiet docks and the occasional rumble of a barge pushing its cargo downstream. The character of Homer is one of quiet resilience, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the landscape and the steadfast, unhurried rhythm of everyday life, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this valley home.
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| Location | Homer, Winona County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.021352°N, 91.556535°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55987, 55942 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homer, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Homer includes coordinates 44.021352°N, 91.556535°W, situated in Winona County. ZIP code 55987, 55942. Telephone area code: 218. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.